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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1862-1865) - A U.S. Army post established in 1862 during the [[U.S. Civil War]] in Phillips County, Arkansas. Abandoned in 1865. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1862-1865) - A U.S. Army post established in 1862 during the [[U.S. Civil War]] in Phillips County, Arkansas. Named for General [[Samuel R. Curtis]]. Abandoned at the end of the war in 1865. | ||
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== {{PAGENAME}} History == | == {{PAGENAME}} History == | ||
Union forces captured Helena, Arkansas in the summer of 1862 and erected five earthworks fortifications, one of which was Fort Curtis. Two companies of the [[33rd Missouri Volunteer Infantry]] manned the fort with three, 30 pounder Parrott cannons. | |||
The forts at Helena were attacked by 7,648 Confederates on 4 July 1863. The Union forces prevailed and the Confederates suffered over 2,00 dead and wounded. | |||
== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
Helena, Phillips County, Arkansas | Helena, Phillips County, Arkansas | ||
Revision as of 16:50, 26 October 2011
Fort Curtis (1862-1865) - A U.S. Army post established in 1862 during the U.S. Civil War in Phillips County, Arkansas. Named for General Samuel R. Curtis. Abandoned at the end of the war in 1865.
Fort Curtis History
Union forces captured Helena, Arkansas in the summer of 1862 and erected five earthworks fortifications, one of which was Fort Curtis. Two companies of the 33rd Missouri Volunteer Infantry manned the fort with three, 30 pounder Parrott cannons.
The forts at Helena were attacked by 7,648 Confederates on 4 July 1863. The Union forces prevailed and the Confederates suffered over 2,00 dead and wounded.
Current Status
Helena, Phillips County, Arkansas
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Location: Helena, Phillips County, Arkansas. Maps & Images Lat: 34.5286111 Long: -90.5911111 |
Sources:
- Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 53
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